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Is aho a P . Z . of Chapter 261 , and 44 6—of which latter he was o ncof the founders . Upon the establishment of a P . G . Chapter for Somerset in 1 SS 0 , he was appointed by the W . E . Grand Superintendent Col . A . W . Adair , the 2 nd . Principal , and still holds the position . Bro . Else was advanced in the Mark Lodge , No . 102 , Weston-super-Mare , December , 1870 , and served the several offices in the same . Was one of the founders

of Mark Lodge , No . 119 , Brislington ; No . 128 , hrome ; and of 191 , Bridgwater ; was elected W . M . of 128 thc first two years and of 191 the first year , and now serving as W . M . of 191 the second time . Appointed P . G . S . W . in the P . G ' . Mark Lodge of Somerset in 1 S 74 , by the then R . W . P . G . M . M . Lord Carnarvon , and P . G . M . for Somerset , March , 1 S 81 , by the M . W . G . M . M . Lord Lathom , which he still holds . He is a Royal Ark

Mariner , and was perfected in the William Irwin Rose Croix Chapter , Weston-super-Mare , August , 1 S 71 . Served the several offices and occupied the chair of same as M . W . S ,, and was admitted to the 30 in May , 1874 . Bro . Else is a Knight Templar and Knight of Malta , and was installed in the Worlebury Encampment , Weston-super-Mare , August , 1 S 72 . Served the several offices , passed the chair as E . P ., and was appointed Captain of Guards in the Great Priory ,- 1 SS 1 .

GRAND SUPERINTENDENT OF WORKS . Bro . HORACE J ONES , Grand Superintendent of Works , was initiated in the Jerusalem Lodge , No . 197 , in 1 S 64 , and having in due course been appointed Warden , was at length rewarded for his labours in behalf of the lodge by election , in 1869 , to the chair of K . S . We are not aware that he has ever connected himself with any other Lodges , but if he has not taken as

active a part as some Craftsmen in the concerns of Freemasonry , he has known how to give practical illustration to its chieftest virtue , being , as he is , a Life Governor of , and having served the office of Steward at one of the Festivals for each of our Charitable Institutions . He is a distinguished member of the Society of British Architects , and from his official connection as City Architect with thc great Corporation of London , has had

opportunities of showing his skill which do not always fall to members of his calling . Some years since he successfully restored the Guildhall , which is a line example of the architecture of the nineteenth century . The Guildhall Library was erected from his designs , while that , magnificent range of public Markets , which stand en the site of old Smithfield , will be a lasting

memorial of his skill and cunning . He has also furnished the plans for the New Council Chamber . Under these circumstances we may , without presumption , congratulate His Royal Highness the Grand Masler , as we do most heartily congratulate our respected Bro . Horace Jones , on his appointment to the distinguished office of Grand Superintendent of Works in the United Grand Lodge of England .

GRAND SWORD BEAR . ** . Bro . JOHN MESSENT was initiated in the St . Andrew ' s Lodge , No . 231 ( then No . 281 ) , in the year 1855 , and has been an active member of thc lodge since . He served the office of J . W . in 18 , 57 , S . VV . in 185 S , and W . M . in 1859 . Since then he has installed every Master in the chair . He was elected Treasurer in 1864 . In 1873 he prepared and delivered a centenary

address to the members . He was elected a member of the Maybury Lodge , No , 969 , in 1 S 73 , in which he had previously performed the ceremony of installation for many years , having installed nine Masters . He was exalted in the British Chapter , No . 8 , on the 5 th May , 1 S 71 , and appointed P . S . in 1874 , M . E . in 1 S 79 , following Comp . Sir John B . Monckton and others . Bro . Messent has served the office of Steward at the festivals of all the Charities .

GRAND STANDARD BEARERS . Bro . H . S . ALLPASS was initiated in Lodge of Sincerity , No . 36 S ( now 292 ) , on March Sth , 18 47 , in due lime served as W . M ., and was exalted in the following year in the Chapter of Liverpool , No . 292 , and in due course served the office of First Principal . In 1851 he joined the Lodge of Perseverance , No . i ****** :, served the office of W . M ., and has been Treasurer of the

same for a quarter of a century . In 1864 he joined the Sefton Lodge , No . 6 S 0 , and has been Treasurer ever since . Bro . Allpass was one of the founders of the Sefton Chapter , No . 780 , and has served the office of First Principal ; also one of the founders and first W . M . of the Prince Arthur Lodge , No . 1570 . He was made a Knight Templar in thc Jacques de Molay Encampment in 1 S 51 , and served the offices of ist Grand Standard

Bearer and Prov . G . ist Captain , Lancashire . He was one of the founders of the Alpass Encampment and the first E . C . He was admitted into the Palatine Rose Croix Chapter , Manchester , in 1856 , and was one of the founders of the Liverpool Rose Croix Chapter , in which he served the office of M . W . S . In 1870 he was made a Mark Mason , and is a member of the 32 and the Royal Order of Scotland . Bro . Allpass

has held office iu the Provincial Grand Lodge Western Division , Lancashire since 1855 , and as follows -. —Appointed Prov . G . Steward , 1 S 55 , served till 1839 , and then appointed P . G . Sword Bearer , i 860 ; appointed by the late Prov . G . M ., Sir Thomas G . Hesketh , Bart ., in January , 1866 , Prov . G . Sec . and still continues to hold this appointment under the Earl of

Lathom , was also appointed Prov . G . S . E . on the formation of the Prov . G . Chapter , and still holds the office . In the Charities , Bro . Allpass is a Life Governor 0 $ the three Institutions , and served as Steward at the festivals of the Boys' and R . M . Benevolent Institution , in addition to which he is a Life Governor of the West Lancashire Masonic Institution and the Hamer

I * und . Bro . WILLIAM M ASEFIELD is a resident of Dudley , and is Dep . Prov . G . M . of Worcestershire . From his long connection with the Craft he is well known in the Masonic world , but in his own province and throughout the Midlands his name and figure are so familiar with all the Brethren as to need no description at our hands . To those of our readers who are not so

well informed , we may say that Bro . Masefield is in his eighty-second year , and that the last forty years of a long life have been consistcntly ** devoted to the best interests of the Craft in general and the province of Worcestershire in particular , where he is loved and revered as only such an one can be . Bro . Masefield was initiated into Masonry in 1842 , wa ' s exalted in the R . A . Degree in 1844 , installed K . T . in 1851 , advanced to the Mark Degree in 18 56 , perfected in the Vernon Chapter R . C , Birmingham , in 1855 , and has

received the honours from these degrees meet to the services he has rendered them . He has also attained distinction in the higher degrees of the A . and A . Rite , having taken the 30 in 1857 , the 31 in i 860 , and the 32 in 1862 . Bro . Masefield has been Master of the Dudley Lodges , 252 and 49 8 , several times ; and to show that he is an ardent worker even in old age we may state that he continues to hold the following offices : —Secretary , 49 8 Lodge , for thirty-one years ; Scribe E ., 252 Chapter , twenty-five years ; Scribe , 498 Chapter , twenty-one years ; and Treasurer , R . de Vernon Preceptory , K . T .,

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twenty-five years . He was Prov . Grand Sec . for Worcestershire in 1 S 47 J Prov . G . Treas . from 1 S 52 to 1 S 72 , and was appointed Dep . Prov . G . M . in 18 73 . We think our readers will admit that this necessaril y brief sketch of some of the meritorious services of our aged brother proves him worthy of the highest honours the Craft can bestow . " His appointment to Grand Lod ge will be a most popular and pleasing one in the province .

GRAND ORGANIST . Bro . CUSINS was initiated into "Masonry in 1 S 72 , in the Jerusalem Lodge , No . 197 , and went into office almost immediately , rising to be Master of that lodge in 1877 . He actually performed the work of Master for two years , during which period he had the honour of initiating , among others , Mr ! Charles Barry , thc architect , Mr . Henry Irving , the * actor , and Mr . Hayter

Lewis , Professor of Architecture at University College , Gower-street . He is a member of the * Royal Arch Friends in Council Chapter , and of the Canterbury Rose Croix Chapter . In these he has not taken office , probably on ¦ recount of his professional avocation not permitting him to undertake more Masonic work . He is , as a musical man , thc conductor of the concerts of the Philharmonic Society , and "Master of the Music" to the Oueen , in

which capacity he conducts the State Concerts . He is also favourabl y known as a composer and pianist . Onl y lately a new Te Deum of his was performed for the first time by the Sacred Harmonic Society ; and , as a pianist , he has played atjiome aad abroad , at the Leipzig Gewandhaus Concerts among other places , the works of the great masters and his own compositions .

ASSISTANT GRAND PURSUIVANT . Bro . L . F . LITTP . LL was initiated in the Dalhousie Lodge , No . 860 , on 13 th October , 1 S 64 . In 1867 he was appointed to fill the Junior Warden ' s chair , and the year following was promoted to that of Senior Warden . In 186 9 he had the honour of being chosen W . M ., and his services in that capacity were highly appreciated by the members . In the year 1 S 71 he

took an active part in the promotion ut the Kennington Lodo-e , No . 13 S 1 , and was appointed its Acting Past Master . In 18 74 he \ vas elected ' Treasurer of his mother lodge , but two years later , at the unanimous request of the Brethren , he vacated that post in order to assume the Secretaryship , an office he has ever since continued to hold . He was also a founder

and first Senior Warden of the Alliance Lodge , No . 1827 ; and when , in November last , he completed his term as W . M ., in which office he succeeded Sir John B . Monckton , he was presented with a handsome silver jewel as a memorial of the zeal and ability he had shown in fulfilling the duties of the chair . He has served as steward to the R . M . B . I .

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1 he following is the agenda of business tc be transacted in Supreme Grand Chapter on Wednesday , the 3 rd Ma )* next : — The Regulations for the Government of the Supreme Grand Chapter during the time of public business , to be read . The minutes of the last Quarterly Convocation to be read and confirmed . Installation ol Principals , and Appointment and Investiture of Officers for thc ensuing \ ear .

THE REPORT OI * THE COMMITTEE or GENERAL PURPOSES . To the Supreme Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of England . The Committe of General Purposes beg to report that they have examined the accounts from the iSth January , to the iSth April , 1 S 82 , both inclusive , which they find to be as follows : —

To Balance , Grand Chapter ^ i Cro 3 1 j By Disbursements during * „ Balance Unappropriated the Quarter £ 237 4 7 Account 1 S 3 C 5 J „ Balance 1 S 13 17 2 „ Subsequent Receipts ... 447 n 2 j „ „ in Unappropriated j Account- 195 is n £ 2251 o S £ 2251 0 _

which Balances are in the Bank of England , Western Branch . The Committee have likewise to report that they have received the following Petitions : — 1 st . From Comps . Henry William Loof as Z . ; Ed gar Grove Roderick as H . ; William Henry Hugh Money as J . ; and eleven others , for a Chapter to be attached to the Lodge of Hope , No . 413 , Meerut , to be called "The Prinsep Chapter , " and to meet at Meerut , Bengal , in the East Indies .

2 nd . I'rom Companions John Greenlaw Forbes as Z ; William R . Barry as H ; 'Ihe Rev . Edmund Jermyn as J . ; and nine others , for a chapter to be attached to the Kumaon Lodge , No . 1 S 70 , Nynee Tal , to be called "The Gabriel Chapter , " and to meet at Nynee Tal , Bengal , in the East Indies .

3 rd . I-rom Companions Edwin Groves as Z . ; Cornelius George Adams as H . ; Thomas Good as J . ; and seventeen others , for a chapter to be attached to the Landport Lodge , No . 1776 , Landport , to be called "The Landport Chapter , " and to meet at the Freemasons' Hall , Commercial-rd ., Landport , Hants .

4 th . From Companions John Straker Wilson as Z ; Richard Eynon as H . ; John Braithwaite , as J . ; and six others , for a chapter to be attached to the Gosforth Lodge , No . 166 4 , Gosforth , to be called " The Gosforth Chapter , " and to meet at the Freemasons' Hall , Gosforth , in the county of Northumberland .

5 th . From Companions Arthur Bott Cook as Z ; Edgar Alexander Baylis as H . ; Alfred Cooper as J . ; and seven others , for a chapter to be attached to the Studholme Lodge , No . 1591 , London , to be called " The Studholme Chapter , " and to meet at No . 33 , Golden-square , London . These petitions being in all respects regular , thc Committee recommend

that the prayers thereof be respectively granted . ( Signed ) J CREATON , Grand Treasurer , President . Freemasons' Hall , London , W . C , 19 th April , 1882 . Election of the Committee of General Purposes for the ensui ng year

ERRATA . —In our report last week of the Lodge of Benevolence , we described Bro . Joshua Nunn as President of the Board of General Purposes . It is perhaps hardly necessary to say that " President of the Board of Benevolence " was meant . In the report of the Consecration of the Clerkenwell Lodge in the same number , Bro . Major Pocock was made to say he hoped the Oliver Memorial would be the last of the sort raised in the province . It should have been " not the last . "